Holiday Play Scheme Assistant - Casual

Loose Primary School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-2044-302S
• Posted:19/03/2025
• Pay:Casual contract paid at KR3, currently £12.10 p/hr
• Start Date:July 2025, provided employment checks complete
• App Close Date:22/04/2025 at 08:00
• Interviews:w/c 28th April

Advert

We currently have vacancies for Casual Support Staff within the school to staff our Holiday Play Scheme, which operates during school holiday periods.

We are looking for enthusiastic and creative people to run activities within Holiday Play Scheme and effectively safeguard and supervise the children attending.  We are also looking specifically for an individual to organise and supervise cooking activities and provide hot meals for those attending the Holiday Play Scheme.  If this is your area of interest, please specify on your application.

Hours of work will be on an agreed basis as required, generally between 8am and 6pm and will be paid as an hourly wage at a rate of KR3 (currently £12.10 per hour).

Are you able to:

Provide a safe and caring environment for the children.

Provide a stimulating, happy and relaxing, fun atmosphere.

Work as part of a team.

Communicate effectively with parents, pupils and colleagues.

Interact with children through activities.

Applicants should indicate their availability for working within the weeks of holiday periods.

Please note, we review applications on a rolling basis and will therefore close the advert early if we find the right candidate, we look forward to receiving your application.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children, and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments made are subject to a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. 

Information about the school

Loose Primary School is a large, oversubscribed 3-form entry school set within an amazing community and beautiful surroundings. The school has created an ambitious vision to provide children with a world-class education. Children are motivated and willing to learn and flourish when provided with exciting learning opportunities, the chance to take risks and bring their imaginations to life. Our school facilities support these opportunities; we have our own swimming pool, superb art, computing and PE resources as well as vast grounds that can be endlessly explored

Our staff team are highly motivating and work together to develop themselves and one another. Children are at the heart of everything we do and the professional development we offer ensures that staff continually improve for the benefit of the children.

Loose is part of the Coppice Primary Partnership incorporating; Loose Primary School, Coxheath Primary School and St Katherines School and Nursery. This partnership proves invaluable in providing many exciting career opportunities for staff to explore as well as providing excellent staff support and development. Please feel free to discuss this further with us.

Further information about all schools is available on their websites, which can be found on the following links:

https://www.loose-primary.kent.sch.uk/

https://www.stkatherineskent.co.uk/

https://www.coxheath.kent.sch.uk/

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Samantha Hilder
• Address:Loose Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9UW
• Telephone: (01622) 743549
• Email: hr@coppicepp.org

Fax: 01622 746214

Documents

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• Job Description